It’s depressing that lithium batteries get almost all of the focus in the energy storage industry. Lithium batteries have a number of...

The bad news about global warming continues unabated. This fall the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (fondly...

One of my favorite Hemingway books is “The Sun Also Rises.” It’s about Spain, bull fighting and a group of lost generation friends in...

People complain about their high electric bill almost as often as they complain about the price of gas. And for two good reasons. First,...

We have all seen those big power plants outside cities that provide power — historically from coal, oil and nuclear and now more...

We take it for granted that you can install solar on your home or business anytime, just as you can make any other energy saving...

Solar combined with battery storage seems like magic to many residential and commercial customers. With a million and a half systems...

Energy storage is critical to our ability to eliminate the use of fossil fuels. Basically, we need a way to store the abundance of...

When a business or homeowner gets a new rooftop solar installation, the second question they always ask is “how often do I need to clean...

There are there are three market segment for solar in the U.S.: residential, utility and commercial. Based on some rough math, in 2018 we...

These days you can’t watch TV, read a news story or listen to the radio without seeing catastrophic fires, hurricanes, and high...

This week’s Energy Show is for solar power customers, contractors and inverter manufacturers who appreciate the need for reliable solar...

On this week’s Energy Show were talking about old solar panels. Specifically, what do you do with them? Solar panels last 30 years or...

Great solar policy is just as important as great solar technology. Obviously we need the technologies for these products — but we also...

The electric utility industry is undergoing rapid change. There used to be two types of utilities: investor owned utilities (IOUs, such...

Over a million buildings in the U.S. have rooftop solar. These systems are extremely reliable: solar panels are guaranteed for 25 years,...

Electric utilities got their start in the U.S. in the 1880s. Thomas Edison began transmitting DC power as he literally illuminated the...

California continues to lead the country when it comes to clean and inexpensive energy. Here is an example – In May the California Energy...

There is no doubt in my mind that the “All Electric future” is inevitable. The only question is how fast…20 or 50 or 75 years? Electric...

Success in the solar industry requires leaders with a diverse skill set. Leaders must really understand the technology’s evolution, be...